Church of St Mary, Elland

Church of St Mary, Elland
53°41′13″N1°50′16″W / 53.68685°N 1.83790°W / 53.68685; -1.83790
Location	Church Street, Elland, West Yorkshire, HX5 0RU
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Central/Modern Catholic
History
Status	Active
Dedication	Saint Mary the Virgin
Architecture
Functional status	Parish church
Heritage designation	Grade I listed
Years built	13th century
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of Leeds
Episcopal area	Huddersfield Episcopal Area
Archdeaconry	Archdeaconry of Halifax
Parish	Saint Mary the Virgin, Elland
Clergy
Rector	The Revd Canon David Burrows

The Church of St Mary is a Church of England parish church in Elland, West Yorkshire. The church is a Grade I listed building.

History

Stones in the chancel arch have been dated to approximately 1170 to 1180. Most of the present church dates from the 13th and 14th centuries. It was restored in 1856 by W. H. Crossland. The stained glass in the east window dates from the 15th century and depicts 21 scenes from the life of St Mary the Virgin. The church has a west tower, and a Sanctus bellcote on the gable of the nave. ^{[1] [2]}

On 24 January 1968, the church was designated a Grade I listed building. ^[1]

Present day

The Church of St Mary is part of the Benefice of "Saint Mary the Virgin, Elland and All Saints, Elland" in the Archdeaconry of Halifax and the Huddersfield Episcopal Area of the Diocese of Leeds. ^[3]

The parish stands in the Central to modern Catholic traditions of the Church of England. ^[3]

Notable people

• Felix Arnott, later Archbishop of Brisbane, served his curacy in the benefice in the 1930s ^[4]

See also

• Grade I listed buildings in West Yorkshire
• Grade I listed churches in West Yorkshire
• Listed buildings in Elland

References

1. Historic England. "Church of St Mary (Grade I) (1184393)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 14 May 2020.
2. Pevsner & Radcliffe 1967, pp. 192–193.
3. "St Mary the Virgin, Elland". A Church Near You. Archbishops' Council. 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
4. "Felix Raymond Arnott" . Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing . Retrieved 23 May 2017.

Bibliography

• Pevsner, Nicholas; Radcliffe, Enid (1967), Yorkshire: The West Riding, The Buildings of England, Penguin Books, ISBN   9780140710175
• Murphy, Anthony, (2016), ‘The Medieval Glazing of St Mary’s Church, Elland’, Transactions of the Halifax Antiquarian Society, ed. J A Hargreaves, vol. 24 new series. ISSN 1351-5705
• Murphy, Anthony, (2022), The Church of St Mary the Virgin Elland: A History, Elland PCC (Amadeus Press). ISBN   9781399938693

External links

• A Church Near You entry